Tipping hand tool



J. 'w. #ARKS.

TIPPING HAND TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED IAN-27.1921.

1,413,394, Patented Jung 6, 1922.

JOSEPH w. PARKS, or ALTOONA',PEN1\TWSYLVANIA;

rrrrme HAND TOOL.

To all whom it may concern: v 1

Be it known that I, Josnrrr WV. PARKS, a citizen of the United States, residin at Altoona, in the county of-Blair and Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tipping Hand Tools, of which the following is a specification. 1 N

This invention relates to shoe laces and has for its primary object improved means for prcviding'shoe lace ends'with stiffening tips and has particular reference to handoperated tools'for firmly fastening the shoe tip around the lacing, 7

Another bject of this invention is to provide a tool having a minimum number of parts, each coacting so as to firmly grip the tip around the lacing, and to consist of parts that are easily constructed and manufactured and sold at a cost thatis readily within the reach of any householder. Y

A still further object of this invention is to provide asimple, inexpensive shoe lace tip fastening device for home use, wherein the lace end'stiffening tips can be easily applied, which quite frequently pull off, or in cases where shoe strings are' found too-long, the string can be cut and retipped or the broken ends of old strings can be likewise tipped and made to render additional service to the wearer.

With these and many ther objects in view which will be more readily apparent as the nature of the invention is further understood, the same consists in the novel construction combination and arrangement of parts as will be herein fully pointed out, illustrated and claimed.

It will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which this invention belongs that the same is susceptible to some structural change or modification without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention, but a preferred and practical embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan View of my improved tool for firmly attaching shoe lace tip to shoe laces and shows a lace in position after the tip has been attached thereto.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the parts shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken on the line 33 of Figure 2 and shows the die and 55 die plunger in operative relation with a shoe lace tip in position.

tate of i Specification of Letters l atnt. Patented J 6, Application filed January 27, 1921. Serial No.-440,535. I i

- Fig.4 is an enlarged-view of the'die aiidj-} ii plunger togetherwiththe shoe lace tip partly formed around the-shoe lace. Fig. 5' shows "successive 7, steps through which the shoe; lace-tip passes when being securely attached to the shoe lace. I Fig. 6 shows the metal tip after it hasbe'en attached to the shoe lace-and shows thefmanner in which thelace is compressed where the tip is attachedf a I L Like reference" numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several figuresof'the. drawings.

In the manufacture of this improved tool, I-make two-lever members designated by the numerals 10 and 11, and tothe memher' 'lt); I pivotally attacha plunger, 12. The'le'ver members 10'and 11 are pivotally connected at l by "a'rivetor siinilar'means,14.

The f lever members are normally held apart by outwardlyextending lugs 15 made as an integral'part of: the plunger 12,;e'n gaging the sides 16fof the lever member--11, which also acts as a stop to insure theprop'er compression: of the metal tip for the die.

The female portion or seat of the die in which the metal tip-17'isf0rmed is constructed as an integral and'intermediate p-art of the lever member 11" and 'tofithis end the l'e 8 5 ver'elements 10 and 11 are both preferably made in dies-from blanks properly cut out forthe purpose intended. In the formation of the lever element 11, the sides18 of the portion forming the die for shaping the metal tip 17 on the lace 1.9, are drawn together sufliciently to permit the male portion of the die or plunger 12 to snugly fit therebetween.

This construction in addition to forming the die as above explained facilitated the pivotal assembly of the parts 10-and 11 as shown in Figure 2 of the drawings. The ele-. ment 11 is bifurcated at the pivotal end for the purpose of permitting the introduction of the shoe lace end into the die designated. in its entirety by the numeral 20.

The male portion or plunger 12 .of the die is pivotally connected with the lever element l0 by a rivet or bolt 21, which is adapted to pass through the sides 22 andhold the die plunger 12 in a sandwiched position in direct operating alinement with thefe male portion of the die which is made as an integral part of the operating element .11.

In order that the metal tip, may present a substantially tubular shape after it is api plied to the end of the lace 19 the plunger 12 is provided with a plurality of lugs 15 Which engage the sides 16 of the member 11 as shown in detail in Figure 4. These lugs serve to restrict the pressure on the tip after the same has been properly formed. y

In order that the die plunger 12 may not impinge on the edges 23 of the metal tip blank durin the process of forming the tiparound the shoe lace, the race is made concave with pendant edges engaging the sides of the female portion. of the die. This construction permits the forming of the tip without crushing the blank as would be the case if the plunger impinged upon the sides 23 of the blank.

The tip blanks are preferably provided with perforations having inwardly extending tongues or projections which engage the threads of the lace and assist materially in keeping the tip in place When using this improved tool the plunger 12, is withdrawn from the die sufliciently to allow the blank 17 to be placed in the die 20 after which the shoe lace is placed in the blank the plunger 12 is then brought down on the, blank, at first the edges 24 are slightly turned in after-which one edge will overlap the other and a slight rolling action takes place when the metal blank isrolled around the end of the lace and pressed down tight upon it, as shown in Figure 6 of the drawings. The only effort necessary is a slight pressure on each of thelever elements. For the purpose of keeping the lever elements at a distance apart sufficient to readily insert the blank and the lace end a helical spring could be readily interposed on the line 5-5 of the Figure 1, but this extra cost was not thought justifiable for a tool of this kind that is designed to sell at small cost.

I claim: v 1 i 1. A shoestring tipping tool of the class described, including a pair of lever members connected at one end, a tip forming seat members and a die plunger carried by the intermediate portion of the'other member and having a die face complement-a1 to said seat. v 7

2. A shoe-string tipping tool of theclass described including a pair of lever members pivotally' connected at one end and one of said members having a slot adjacent the pivot and a seat communicating with said slot to receive the shoe-'string'and tip blank, and a tipping die carried by the opposite member for co-operating ,with the said seat.

formed between the ends of one of saiddescribed including a pair of lever members of channel cross section pivotallyconnected at one end, and a tipping die carrled one of said members and co-operating with the channel portion of the opposite member to clinch a tip blank placed thereinabout the end of a shoestring. I v

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. I

JOSEPHW. PARKS. 

